Editing King, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = King, North Carolina
| named_for                = Charles and Frances King's Cabin <ref>https://www.ci.king.nc.us/history</ref>
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = King, North Carolina.jpg
| image_caption            = South Main Street in King
| image_flag               = King, NC City Flag.jpg
| image_seal               = King, NC City Seal.png
| nickname                 = Gateway To The Foothills
| motto                    = 
| pushpin_map              = USA North Carolina
| mapsize                  = 250x200px
| map_caption              = Location of King, North Carolina
<!-- Location -->
| coordinates              = {{coord|36|16|37|N|80|21|24|W|region:US_type:town|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in North Carolina|Counties]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[North Carolina]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]]
| established_title        = Incorporated
| established_date         = 1983
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Mayor-Council
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Rick McCraw <ref>https://www.ci.king.nc.us/mayor</ref>
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 15.80
| area_total_sq_mi         = 6.10
| area_land_km2            = 15.66
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.04
| area_water_km2           = 0.14
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06

| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 1063
<!-- Population -->
| population_total         = 7197
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_density_km2   = 459.66
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 27021
| area_code                = [[Area code 336|336]]
| website                  = {{URL|www.ci.king.nc.us}}
| footnotes                = 
| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 37-35760<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2404830<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404830}}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of            = 
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| population_est           = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 1190.57
}}

'''King''' is a city in [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]] and [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]] counties, [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 7,096 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> King is part of the [[Piedmont Triad]] metropolitan area, located {{convert|15|miles}} northwest of [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]].

==History==
The town was originally called "King's Cabin". Charles and Francis King lived in a cabin owned by Francis's father for a short time in the 1830s. Being [[Quakers]] and against [[slavery in the United States|slavery]], the King family moved to the free [[Northern United States|North]]. According to television journalist and historian Chad Tucker's book ''Images of America, King'' (2006), after the King family left their home it was used by locals as a landmark or reference point in giving directions. Several decades later when a post office was established in 1888 it was named for that reference point, King's Cabin. The railroad laid tracks a few years later and shortened the name to "King" in its business transactions, and to eliminate confusion the post office followed on September 26, 1894. Charles and Francis King never returned to Stokes County and never knew their former home became the namesake of a town.

According to Tucker, the community grew into an unincorporated town of schools and businesses. With the first automobile arriving by train in October 1911, new highways followed. With new roads, the town's proximity to Winston-Salem, and a new four-lane Highway 52 built in the 1960s, King opened its doors to growth, turning farmland into subdivisions. Community groups acted as an unofficial town council, providing services such as a fire department, water and sewer. On September 13, 1983, King became an incorporated city, 95 years after the King's Cabin post office opened.<ref>Tucker, Chad. ''Images of America, King''. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.</ref>

The [[King Historic District]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
King is located in southern Stokes County, with parts of the city limits extending south into Forsyth County. [[U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 52]], a four-lane freeway, passes through the city south and west of the center, with access from Exit 123. Downtown Winston-Salem is {{convert|16|mi}} southeast via US 52, and [[Mount Airy, North Carolina|Mount Airy]] is {{convert|21|mi}} to the northwest. [[Pilot Mountain State Park]] is {{convert|8|mi}} to the northwest and [[Hanging Rock State Park]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the north. It's a 40-minute drive to the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] via the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|15.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.93%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3735760| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), King city, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 27, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055427/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US3735760| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 4059
|2000= 5952
|2010= 6904
|2020= 7197
|estyear=2021
|estimate=7156
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+King racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3735760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-20|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 6,397
| 88.88%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 166
| 2.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 19
| 0.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 80
| 1.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 244
| 3.39%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 291
| 4.04%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,197 people, 2,956 households, and 1,954 families residing in the city.

==Education==
===High school===
* West Stokes High School
* North Stokes
* South Stokes
* Meadowbrook Academy
* 11 elementary schools
* 2 middle schools 

===Private School===
* [[Calvary Christian School (King, North Carolina)|Calvary Christian School]]

==Notable people==
* [[Rex L. Baker]], former member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]]
* [[Tom Baker (bowler)|Tom Baker]], professional bowler
* [[Billy J. Boles]], retired [[United States Air Force]] four-star general<ref>[https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=443 Gen Billy Joe Boles]. ''Military Hall of Honor''. Retrieved Jul 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[Sam Gibson (baseball)|Sam Gibson]], former [[MLB]] pitcher<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gibsosa01.shtml Sam Gibson Stats]. ''Baseball-Reference''. Retrieved Jul 28, 2020.</ref>
* [[William C. McGee]], former member of the North Carolina General Assembly
*[[Kenny Dennard]], former Duke university basketball star and an [[NBA]] player with the KC Kings and the [[Denver Nuggets]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenny Dennard Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dennake01.html |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenny Dennard |url=https://www.dukeupdate.com/Alumni/kenny_dennard.htm |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.dukeupdate.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ci.king.nc.us/ City of King official website]
* [http://www.kingnc.com/ King Chamber of Commerce]

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{{Stokes County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Cities in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Cities in Forsyth County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1888]]